Microsoft has not announced an official launch date for Windows 10, but its partner AMD might have let the cat out of the bag.

During a first-quarter earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su let slip that Redmond's next-gen OS is slated for an "end of July" launch.

"What we also are factoring in is, you know, with the Windows 10 launch at the end of July, we are watching sort of the impact of that on the back-to-school season," Su said, according to a transcript, "and expect that it might have a bit of delay to the normal back-to-school season inventory build-up."

No further mention was made of Windows 10 or its release date; the Q&A session continued with more financial questions from analysts.

"Microsoft has said Windows 10 will launch this summer," a company spokeswoman told PCMag in an email. "We have nothing additional to share."

Last month, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would arrive this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. But the software giant did not reveal an exact rollout date for what it called its most comprehensive software platform ever.

The next version of Windows was revealed in September, and made the jump from Windows 8.1 directly to Windows 10. It is intended to work across all devices, including phones, tablets, 2-in-1s, laptops, and desktops.

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